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We might have just been subjected to the biggest dose of chutzpah seen in a long, long while. It smacked of the old image of the leering used-car salesman (sorry, used car sales people) rubbing his thumb and forefinger together to imply he could save YOU money.

I'm speaking, of course, about the revelation that impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has filed a motion in court to have a second trial against him ruled unnecessary. If you recall, he's the big-haired politician accused of trying to sell President Obama's former U.S. Senate seat.

In an initial trial, Blago was convicted on just one of 24 counts. Subsequent interviews showed that just one holdout juror stopped a slew of other charges from going against him.

So now Blago's saying he doesn't have money to defend himself and — get this — he's trying to save the financially burdened state of Illinois from the cost of prosecuting him again. The only thing missing was him adding that "his" saved funding could go toward Medicaid to help needy nursing home residents. Puh-leeze.

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Fortune magazine just released its latest list of billionaires. And this year's compilation contains at least one representative from the long-term care sector. Frankly, I'm not sure whether this development ...